Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys was announced the winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2020 earlier today, July 9, 2020. The Orwell Prizes,…
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Linton Kwesi Johnson awarded PEN Pinter Prize 2020.
Linton Kwesi Johnson has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2020 today, July 7, 2020. He will receive the award in a digital ceremony co-hosted…
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Derek Owusu is Desmond Elliott Prize 2020 winner.
Derek Owusu’s That Reminds Me was announced the winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize 2020 on July 2, 2020. The Desmond Elliott Prize is awarded…
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British Book Awards 2020 winners announced.
Bernardine Evaristo, Candice Carty-Williams, and Oyinkan Braithwaite were among the winners at the British Book Awards 2020 announced on June 29, 2020. The British Book…
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Colson Whitehead, Bernardine Evaristo on Orwell Prize 2020 shortlist.
Colson Whitehead and Bernardine Evaristo are on the shortlist of the Orwell Prize 2020 announced on June 25, 2019. The Orwell Prizes, named in honour…
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Helon Habila, Saidiya Hartman on James Tait Black Memorial Prize 2020 shortlists.
Helon Habila’s Travellers and Saidiya Hartman’s Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval are on the shortlists for the James Tait Black Memorial…
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Kei Miller, Okechukwu Nzelu on Polari Prize 2020 longlists.
Kei Miller, Okechukwu Nzelu are on the longlists for the Polari First Book Prize 2020 and Polari Prize 2020 announced on June 23, 2020. The…
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Society of Authors’ Awards 2020 winners announced.
Kadish Morris, Amina Jama, Okechukwu Nzelu, and Inua Ellams have been recognised at the Society of Authors’ Awards 2020 announced today, June 18, 2020. The…
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Tade Thompson’s Rosewater on Prix Utopiales 2020 shortlist.
Tade Thompson’s Rosewater is on the shortlist of the Prix Utopiales 2020 announced on June 16, 2020. The Prix Utopiales is a literary prize handed…
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Malika Booker, Rachel Long on Forward Prizes for Poetry 2020 shortlists.
Malika Booker and Rachel Long are on the shortlists for the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2020 announced on June 10, 2020. The Forward Prizes for…
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Angela Makholwa, Candice Carty-Williams on Comedy Women in Print Prize 2020 shortlist.
Angela Makholwa and Candice Carty-Williams are on the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2020 shortlist announced today, June 8, 2020. The Comedy Women in Print…
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Desmond Elliott Prize 2020 shortlist revealed.
Abi Daré, Okechukwu Nzelu, and Derek Owusu are on the shortlist for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2020 revealed on June 2, 2020. The Desmond Elliott…
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Locus Awards 2020 finalists announced.
Nnedi Okorafor, Tade Thompson, Akwaeke Emezi, Tochi Onyebuchi, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Marlon James are finalists in the Locus Awards 2020 announced on May 29, 2020.…
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Johny Pitts’ “Afropean: Notes from Black Europe” wins UK’s Jhalak Prize 2020.
Johny Pitts’ book Afropean: Notes from Black Europe was announced the winner of the Jhalak Prize 2020 on May 26, 2020. The Jhalak Prize for…
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Colson Whitehead, Bernardine Evaristo on Orwell Prize 2020 longlist.
Colson Whitehead and Bernardine Evaristo are on the longlist of the Orwell Prize 2020 announced on May 21, 2019. The Orwell Prizes, named in honour…
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